Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-29
STORIES OF UNSER FRITZ.
He Likes q Joke, Even ON Himself, and
Knows How 90 Keep His Temper.

With regard to his conduct toward his interiors,
innumerable anecdotes suficient, indeed. to I'LL
several voIumes-are eXtant, showing his kindness
OF heart and consideration for others The dill
Guilty, say q correspondent OF the New York Iri-
oune, Is TO know how to make the selections from
those at my disposal. Probably the prettiest one
is that OF the schoolmaster Of Bornstedt, a little
village on his estate, lear Potsdam. One day
when passing the village schOolhouse he stopped,
and making his way into the classroom
sat down and began to listen attentively
TO the lessons. Suddenly a telegraph mes
senger made his appearance and handed me
mother was dangerously iii and wished TO see him
at once before she died. TIL crown prince no
ticed his blanched face. Immediately inquired
tents OF the dispatch, bade the poor man hasten to
his mothers bedside, saying that he himself would
made FOR oSaaning SUBSTITUTE during the teach
erS absence. Accordingly, for two hours the
crown prince took sole charge OF the school, rap
p ng the Idle ones spontaneously over the
knuckles and rewarding the dillgent ones until the
arrival OF the village psrson for the purpose OF
holding his oi-we KY Bible class BY the alter,
continued to superintend m tiers personally end
In the closest manner until the regular teacher re-
turned after the funeral Of his mother.
At court dinners have frequently seen him,
when the guests had risen from the table. call up
the pages OF nonor-mostly boys OF noble birth be
longing to the cadet SchOOl-whO had been help
ing In the service, and after chatting merrly with
them for few minutes take the sweetmeats and
bOn-bons from the table and stun them in the
boys pockets and occasionally In their mouths.
sometimes he would stun the latter as full as pos
sible, and would then ask some question demand
Ing an immediate reply. Nothing could be more
ludcrouS than to observe the frantic efforts OF the
cadet to make a hitting reply, while his mouth
was crammed full OF marrons, glaces and other
sticky delicacies. How different this from the
manner In which the pages OF honor are treated at
Windsor and osborne, where, during the whole
time OF their service, til never have word ad-
dressed TO them directly by their royal mistress,
but receive all her communications through the
Intermediary Of the waiting, or some other
equally lofty functionary OF the household!
There Is nothing that "Unser Fritz Is fonder Of
than joke, but, unlike the English princes, he
knows how TO keep his temper when the victim
retallates I'm kind. Many or these merry encoun-
tiers used take place at the swimming establish
ment OF the Guards regiment at PotSdam, where
he was a constant visitor His appearance there
was always hailed with delight, and was the Sig
nal for the beginning or series OF aquatic
'larkS-" splendid swimmer and expert diver,
he was, nevertheless, ducked by the soldiers as
often as he ducked tnem. One or his greatest de-
lights was getting crowd assembled on the raft
floating IN mid-stream, and then capsizng him.
self and those with him pell-men into the water.